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    20 pound turkey and scared to death!!

    Bird looks great and its definitely doable in the mes 30. I see alot of people say stick to smaller birds but I done a 20lb bird and the smoker stayed about 270 the whole time and cleared the 140 in 3 an a half hours and was done around 6 hours also In a mes 30. Nice q view btw
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    Smoking Turkey in colder temp

    Im not sure on the model you have but I just done a 14lb bird on sat in a mes 30 keep the smoker set on 275 and cleared the 140 in 2 hours and the hole bird was up to temp in 3 hrs 45 min at 18 degrees outside. Top vent half open Galaxy s4
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    Newbie from central Illinois

    Hey yall just thought I'd stop in and say hi just got a mes 30 with the window in the door. And bought a fancy maverick 732 thermometer for it. Hope to have a lot of good smokes and learn some new things and maybe share when I get some experience
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    Deep Fried Turkey?

    Most the newer pots have a fill line in them and 3 gallons should be plenty. You can also use some cheese cloth and a funnel to filter the oil back into the jug and re use it. I dunno if I would go as far as using a ladder if ur burner is off and you ease it in slow you should be fine Galaxy s4
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    Deep Fried Turkey?

    Im backwards I just started smoking this year normally deep fry them they say allow about 3 min a pound at 350 degrees in the oil but iv always allow 5 min a pound get you a good turkey 18 pounds or so make sure its fully thawed pat dry get you what every injection you like I normally use the...
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